French Defenses Hold Amid German Blitzkrieg In Somme
German forces in the Somme push with tanks claiming ground, while French units withdraw on both west and east flanks. Air battles rage as French 75s and anti tank guns counter the advance. Paris battle lines consolidate over a 100 mile front as Berlin eyes the capital.
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Somme
French
War Ministry
War Office
Maxime Weygand
English Channel
Bresle River
Abbeville
Ailette
Aisne River
Amiens
Peronne
Oise Valley
Somme-Aisne
Rouen
Poland
Weygand
Germany
French Command Reports Massive Tank Assault Frontwide
Paris June 6 French high command says enemy masses of 200 to 300 tanks attacked across the front from the sea to Chemin des Dames. More than 2,000 tanks engaged. French divisions and air force defended and inflicted heavy tank losses while holding key positions. Morale among French troops remains high despite breakthroughs near the Somme and Aisne regions.
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Berlin
Paris
Oise
Aisne
French High Command
Chemin Des Dames
Somme
Bresle
Ailette
Fascist Party Ready to Hear Italy At War Announcement
In Rome the Fascist party was ordered to be ready to wear uniforms and convene mass meetings on minutes notice. Mussolini was to declare Italy at war at a central Piazza Venezia gathering with overflow rallies planned across Rome and Italy. Party leaders stood by at headquarters throughout the day.
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Italy
Rome
Piazza Venezia
Mussolini
NLRB Attacked as Fifth Column by House Debate
Washington June 6 Representative Smith D Va assailed the labor board calling it a haven for a dangerous fifth column during house debate on amendments. He urged that NLRB favors radical CIO groups and must "clean its own house" as Mrs Norton defended the Wagner act unimpaired and criticized debate limits. Smith proposed sweeping changes and Norton's committee urged adding two board members.
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Washington
Smith
D-Va
Labor Board
Norton
Dn.j
Labor
Nationwide foreigner whereabouts check to start soon
The department of the interior announced a nationwide check up on the whereabouts and activities of all foreigners will be instituted shortly. The Journal-World Classified Page is noted as the busiest marketplace in town.
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Mexico City
Department of the Interior
Journal-World
Berlin Fires Signal Widespread Luftwaffe Raids
British raids on German air dromes last night and tonight set numerous sheds and other establishments on fire as raiders crossed the English Channel. Cherbourg port was attacked with great success, threatening its role for overseas French supply arrivals. In the Ruhr district oil refineries and marshaling yards were bombed for the fifth consecutive night, with two convoy attacks and a military train derailed.
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Berlin
English Channel
Cherbourg
London
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Snead Takes Open Lead With Subpar 67 At Canterbury
Sam Snead posts a 67 to lead the National Open after a swift 33 on the front and 34 back at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland. The Texan recovered from a 37 on the front nine, birdied the 13th for an eagle, and moves ahead of co favorite Ben Hogan who shot a 70.
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Canterbury Golf Club
Cleveland
Sam Snead
Samuel
Snead
Ben Hogan
Pope Pius XII to stay in Vatican City amid war
Vatican circles report Pope Pius XII will not leave Vatican City regardless of Rome developments. The papal secretariat of state may move to a neutral country such as Portugal to keep communications with belligerent nations after Italy’s expected entry into the war.
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Rome
Pius XII
Vatican City
Vatican
Papal Secretariat of State
Portugal
Italy
New Wheat to Market as Kansas City Sees First 1940 Car
Movement of the 1940 wheat crop into Kansas City began with the first car of the season from Temple Oklahoma. The shipment graded No 1 dark hard 62.1 pounds to the bushel with 13.3 percent moisture. Oklahoma harvest expected to start this week with cutting in southeastern Kansas slated in two weeks.
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Kansas City
Temple
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kirk to Report on Europe From Berlin
Alexander C. Kirk, America's ranking diplomat in Berlin, returned to Washington by plane and was expected to brief the administration on European conditions. His firsthand report would inform policy amid postwar tensions and Allied relations.
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Kirk
Europe
Washington
Alexander C. Kirk
America
Berlin
Nazis Cross Somme in Face of Strong French Fire
German forces crossed the Somme on a pontoon bridge at Pont Remy near Abbeville under heavy French artillery. German pioneers raced the span in three hours amid house to house fighting and shelling as French resistance and mines challenged progress.
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Berlin
Pont Remy
Abbeville
Flanders
Channel
DNB
Nazi Army Gains Is Berlin Claim
Berlin reports German high command says troops push toward southwest France and strike Cherbourg Dunkerque and Amiens while claiming 58 000 Allied prisoners at Dunkerque and 1 000 000 Frenchmen engaged on a 200 mile front as Hitler directs two main drives toward Le Havre and Paris with renewed air raids and tank offensives.
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High Command
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Somme
Cherbourg
French
England
le Havre
Paris
LeHavre
Dunkerane
Germany
Hamburg
Somme Front
Weygand
Amiens
Ailette River
Ailette
Ailette Canal
Oise
Aisne
Adolf Hitler
Seine River
English Channel
Montmedy
Longwy
Kansas Journalist Receives PhD at Missouri Exercises
Richard B. Eide acting assistant professor of journalism at the University of Kansas received his doctoral degree yesterday at University of Missouri commencement exercises in Columbia. He has resigned his KU position effective this semester to take a post at Minnesota State College Mankato.
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University of Kansas
University of Missouri
Columia
Doctor Eide
K.U
Minnesota State Colege
Mankato
Reynaud cites hundreds of Nazi tanks destroyed in dawn drive
Paris reports Prime Minister Paul Reynaud declaring that hundreds of German tanks were destroyed since the dawn drive toward Paris. He urged unity and said the battle of June 1940 could decide the fate of the world for centuries. He forecast the fall of oppression and German hegemony and urged global reconstruction with guaranteed safety for all peoples.
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Paris
France
Paul Reynaud
Europe
Germany
Liberty Memorial High School Band Opens Summer Concert Series
The Liberty Memorial high school band directed by Oliver Hobbs presents a 90 member ensemble in the first summer concert in Southpark tomorrow night at o clock. The group plans eight park concerts and three in North Lawrence plus a Fourth of July program in the stadium. About 250 to 300 students from grades through high school participate in the summer music program. Pieces include El Capitan Marche The Midnight Sun Overture Shenandoah March Swedish Choral End of a Perfect Day and Star Spangled Banner.
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Oliver Hobbs
North Lawrence
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Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Romboned
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Goldman Tr
Leidzen
University of Kansas
School of Fine Arts
Hoch
D. M. Swarthout
K.U
Glee Club
Fine Arts
Victor W. Arnold Lynch
Topeka
Romeo Bmg Julio
Jane Schlaegel
Kansas City
Nce
Chopin Helen Dill Goode
Lawrence
Pace
Verdi Trene Oliver
la Voice
Madame Bull Terfly
Cele
Puccini
Arlevine Goodjohn
Leavenworth
Donna Hughes
Erence
Esther Harlequin
Betty
A . City, Mo
Longas
Navy Appropriation Bill Ready for White House Signature
The Senate sent to the White House a 1.49 billion naval appropriation bill to speed ship and aircraft production, expand enlisted and Marine personnel, and fund aviation and shore facilities, with 2,970 planes planned and 2,500 training ships.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Chamber
House
White Sox Rally Past Yankees In Deciding Game
Chicago outscored New York 4 to 3 to win the three game set as John Rigney earned the win. Chicago trailed 3 0 before rallying with two runs in the sixth and two in the ninth aided by a walk and three singles.
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Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Sox
John Rigney
Chicago
Rigney
Appleton
Tresh
Chandler
Murphy
Dickey
Boston
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Lefty Grove
St. Louis Co
Bildili
Swift
Grove
Desautels
British Romanian Trade Treaty Signed in London
The signature of a new British Romanian trade treaty was officially announced in London today June 6.
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London
KU Plans Expanded CAA Flight Training In Summer
Prof Earl D Hay directs the University of Kansas CAA flight program seeking 30 to 40 more applicants and 140 already enrolled students. The summer course costs $6 for a required physical exam refunded on completion, with four hours daily training split between ground work and flight. Preference given to upperclassmen. freshmen may enroll if space remains. Training runs June 15 to September 1 for three credits. eligibility includes citizenship and ages 18 to 25 with parental consent for those under 21.
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CAA
University of Kansas
Earl D. Hay
Hay
Washington
Lyle S. Powell
University Hospital
K.U
Summer Field Geology Courses Planned for 14 and More
Fourteen students are expected to enroll in the field geology course at Garden Park Colorado this summer. Ten students may join the regional field geology trip covering about 6400 miles through the western United States from the Black Hills to Grand Canyon and back via major parks. Dr. K K Landes teaches the local course for juniors seniors and graduates. Dr. Raymond C Moore leads the regional trip.
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Yellowstone Nationa Park
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Salt Lake
Bryce
Zion
Grand Canyons
Petrified Forest
Lawrence
Rocky Mountains
Raymond C. Moore
Mexico to Stand With U S In War, minister says
Gen Melaquides Angulo minister of communications and public works in President Lazaro Cardenas cabinet said in San Antonio that Mexico will stand behind the United States if war erupts with any European nation.
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Mexico
U. S
San Antonio
United States
Melaquaides Angulo
Lazaro Cardenas
Priority WPA Projects Focused on National Defense
Washington June 6 Colonel F C Harrington WPA commissioner ordered top priority for 73 developments listed by the war and navy departments as essential to national defense. Projects span 31 states plus DC and Hawaii and include housing and facilities for military garrisons and cantonment construction at navy yards military reservations and strategic airports.
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F. C. Harrington
WPA
War and Navy Departments
Fort Riley
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Harrington
Roosevelt
Red Cross War Relief Drive Seeks Additional Donations
Still needs 90 dollars to reach double its 1220 quota as asked by the national Red Cross. Banks and newspaper offices, plus courthouse headquarters, will take contributions. Judge Frank Gray praised A. B. Weaver for leading the drive, which has raised about 2350 to date. Norman Davis cited 5 million refugees in France needing aid.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
Frank Gray
A. B. Weaver
Weaver
Norman Davis
France
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Stock Market Index Advances Slightly
The average of 60 stocks rose to 37.9 yesterday from 37.6, signaling modest market gains. The index reflects broad movement across major shares with gradual improvement in overall investor sentiment.
U.S. Urged by Envoys to Accelerate Allied Military Aid
Washington reports say American ambassadors in Paris and London pressed to speed up plane and military equipment deliveries to allies. Stephen H. Early noted no specific messages, while U.S. officials consider possible sales of World War I surplus arms under Attorney General Jackson and War Department guidance.
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U.S
Washington
White House
America
Paris
London
Son
México
Brazil
Population figures for Greater Lawrence area adjusted
Census figures show Greater Lawrence city with 15 380 residents and adjoining districts totaling 1 020, giving a combined population of about 15 380. Including University students and Haskel workers raises September to June population to roughly 19 580 in Lawrence and nearby residential areas.
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Wakarusa Township
Lawrence
Haskel
West Hills
Belmont
Fairfax
Learnard Avenue
Olathe
George Hedrick
Jack St. Clair
Chamber of Commerce
Rain tempers heat across western to eastern Kansas
Western Kansas received heavy rain with over an inch in spots while eastern counties awaited showers tonight and tomorrow. U S meteorologist S D Flora predicted eastern Kansas rain, though wheat outlook might suffer. Highs reached 94 at Topeka and 90s expected statewide with lows mid 50s to 60s. Abilene reported heavy rain starting at noon.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Garden City
U.S .3
Highway Department
St. Francis
Dresden
Hill City
Tribune
Abilene
Mercury Peaked At 92 Then Dived In Spring Warmth
The temperature reached 92 at 2 pm, the day’s high this spring, before a 35 mph wind from an eastward thunderhead drove a sharp drop. By 2:50 pm it slid 15 degrees to 75, after an 82 degree peak earlier in the morning and light rain around 3 pm. The prior spring high was 91 on April 1.
Wichita Democrat Eli Eubanks Seeks Attorney General Nomination
Eli Eubanks of Wichita former Sedgwick County attorney filed for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. He is the second Democrat to enter the race this year after Sir Mathews of Kansas City Kansas filed for governor.
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Topeka
Eli Eubanks
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Sir Mathews
Kansas
City
Kan
Weather Summary for Kansas with Thunder Showers East
Generally fair weather across Kansas with scattered thunderstorms in the eastern portion tonight and into Friday morning. Westerly coolers move in by Friday, with temperatures from 92 high and 70 low in the past 24 hours, compared with last year’s 88 high and 71 low.
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Kansas
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